Tens of thousands of people in cities across the UK have joined protests against President Trump’s travel ban on refugees and seven mainly Muslim countries.<br /><br /> Outside 10 Downing Street in London many expressed their concern that Prime Minister Theresa May had failed to criticise Trump sufficiently. <br /><br /> Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK was among the protesters:<br /><br /> “This is a ban on Muslims entering America, it is a ban on all refugees (...) And we’re here outside Number 10 because we want our Prime Minister, Mrs May, to make it really clear to President Trump: there is a special relationship, use that special relationship to say this must stop, the decision that he’s taken must be revoked.”<br /><br /> Crowds still gathering outside Downing Street. Whitehall is packed. Are you listening, theresa_may? #StandUpToTrump #nomuslimban pic.twitter.com/R82V18qT0z— Amnesty UK (AmnestyUK) January 30, 2017<br /><br /> While on a trip to Dublin Theresa May did say the UK takes a different approach from the Trump administration but stood firm on an invitation to the US president to visit Britain.<br /><br /> “I have issued that invitation, informally issued that invitation for a state visit for President Trump here to the United Kingdom, and that invitation stands,” said the UK premier<br /><br /> Last week May was the first world leader to be invited to Washington by the new US president.<br />Since then a petition calling for the cancellation of a return Trump visit has gathered more than 1.5 million signatures.<br /><br /> Tuesday’s TheScotsman front page: May stands firm over Trump state visit despite protests #bbcpapers #scotpapers pic.twitter.com/Tmirl7OJMY— The Scotsman (TheScotsman) January 30, 2017<br />
